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A member of an editors' group on Facebook posed this question yesterday:
"Peristalsis is a series of muscle contractions that move/moves along the digestive tract."
Move or moves?
There followed a something less than edifying exchange of views and...

Even though I smelled bad enough to knock a buzzard off a gut pile, the people in the medical tent of the 2013 Victoria Marathon were kind and caring. One paramedic even let me use his cell to make a long-distance call to my wife, who was watching via...

Seven years after a very controversial departure from ABC's "Grey's Anatomy," Isaiah Washington will finally return to the medical drama this week, providing audiences with what will surely be another twist in Cristina Yang's (Sandra Oh) love life.
And...

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We've often been advised to eat the right foods and consume essential nutrients to maintain optimal health and wellness, but why do our bodies need vitamins and minerals to maintain good health?...

ABC will finish the season in fourth place, but it has a spring in its step as it nears the finish line.
Showing that it can be very competitive when it's at (mostly) full-strength and there's no major sports action skewing results in the favor of its...

This quinoa salad is a filling and nutritious lunch, while giving you a huge dose of protein and fiber! It is great for on the go, and is delicious chilled. Better yet, this recipe is packed with metabolism boosting ingredients to help you start burning...

Two oil well workers died and nine suffered minor cuts and bruises Wednesday after a high-pressure explosion in a West Texas county that is lightly populated but richly saturated with oil.
The two bodies were found about 20 feet from a wellhead that was...

Rational animals are a staple of children's literature — and, in some cases, adult literature as well. I think of Richard Adams' 1974 novel "Watership Down," in which a thoughtful crew of rabbits sets out to find a new home, or Daniel Evan Weiss'...

Charlie Anderson only smoked for two years, but when he made up his mind to quit, the habit was hard to shake. So he talked about his problems — to the cigarettes themselves.
"I would put a cigarette out there, right in front of me in plain sight,...

The Greek physician Hippocrates may well have been the first sauna aficionado. One can imagine him, circa 400 BC, sitting in a tiny windowless room heated by hot rocks, sweat dripping down his brow, proclaiming, "Give me the power to create a fever, and I...

Between Fox's "American Idol" and NBC's iHeart Radio Music Awards, Thursday night television seemed dominated by wannabe pop-chart-toppers and those who have already made it big, but CBS emerged on top in the ratings with its comedy lineup.
The iHeart...